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Presentation 3
CURRENT POLICY OF AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH
Mitsuyuki Hirai
Fisheries Agency, 1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8907, Japan
Email: mithirai at affrc.go.jp
The Fisheries Agency (FA) , based on the basic fisheries plan developed in March 2007 and the
basic plan for agriculture, forestry and fisheries research developed in March 2010, works to
establish sustainable production of fisheries resources and robust fisheries industrial structure by
promoting the restoration and management of fishery resources, the preservation of coastal
environment including seaweed beds and mud flats, and the prevention of damage to the fisheries
industry from harmful organisms such as large jellyfish. Also FA promotes to stabilize the
fisheries management through easing of fluctuation in material costs such as fuel oil and decrease
of income, and through fostering and securing fisheries employments.
Aquaculture production of Japan is 1.19 million tons (479 billion yen), and accounts for
21% (29%) of total production in 2008. In order to strengthen steadiness and competitiveness of
the aquaculture management, FA develops and diffuses new aquaculture technologies suitable for
field needs, preserves environment in aquaculture grounds, and secures the safety and reliability
of the products by controlling fish disease and introducing the good aquaculture practice (GAP).
In particular, as it is recently concerned that the captures of natural juvenile fishes as seeds for
aquaculture influence upon the reproduction of fishery resources and also large-scale red tides
extensively damage the aquaculture production, FA is especially advancing to develop new
technologies for artificial seeds production, e.g., eel or bluefin tuna, and for prevention of
damages by red tides.
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